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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Cobham,Rebecca Thomas and Holly Evans

Infected blood inquiry scandal - live: Sunak calls report ‘day of shame’ and vows to give victims compensation

Sunak apologises ‘wholeheartedly’ to infected blood victims

The prime minister has called the findings of the inquiry into the infected blood scandal a “day of national shame”, as he pledged to give victims compensation and apologised to them on behalf of successive governments.

Addressing the House of Commons on Monday following the publication of the damning 2,527-page report, Rishi Sunak said: “I want to make a whole-hearted and unequivocal apology for this terrible injustice.”

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